Fender.



A. W. SHANK.

FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB13, 1909.

Patnted Dec. 7, 1909.

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.inat'ter set forth. and more AUGUSTUS W. SHANH,

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0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND TEESNE F TD GEQRGE ROT'EMAN, ONE-EIGHTH TQ GEORGE 9?. WILLIAM W. TACKABURY. ALL OF DETROIT. MICHIGAN.

FENDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filled February 18, 1909. Eerial Ito. 477,811.

To all whom it may concern:

lle it known that. l, At'ut's'rt'a Fluted States of America,

a citizen of the W. SHANK,

residing at Detroit. in the county of Wayne and State of lilichigau,

have invented certain new and usetul lmprovcnwnts in Fenpanying drawings.

This invention relates to fenders for autoi'uohiles and like vehicles, and more espe cially to an arrangement thereof whereby the fender is maintained in l'ront ol' the forward or steering wheels angular position they regardless of any The invention consists in the matters here part ieularly pointed out in the appended .elauns.

in. the drawrngs. Figure 1 1s a view of the t out portion of an automobile equipped w ith a tender embtslying features of the lilvention. Fig. 2 isa view in front'elevation showing the fender. together with a front axle and steering knuekle.

Fig. 3 is a View in detail showing a supporting" bracket for attaehing, the fender to a vehicle. Fig. 4 is a view in detail showing a modified form of supporting bracket. views m detail showinga ment of the fender. Figs T and H are views in detail showing:another way of attaching the fender to the vehicle.

Referring to the drawings, an apron or shield l of appropriate across the front of a vehicle body extend and of shape to open wood or metal work as herein illustrated. or 01* nettingmloth or the llkt ull a suitable frame, is supported in ust ahead oi an upright position the forward steering bearing wheels 2 ol a vehicle. by braekets l.

The

latter are pivoted or hinged to the shield at their outer ends. and are ably secured in any convenient.

by soeket and in Fig. 3. orhy members o'f-tbe running with the wheels on the the front axle lh'eferably fastened" to lugs preferably detachmanner, as

pin connections indicated at 5 books 6 in Fig. i to the gear whieh swing knuckle oints of the brackets are '2' extending from the movable members i of the steering; knuckles, or

thev mayhe attachedl o t he stub shafts it as shown in Fig. 7, in which case hearin rod 10 extend from the knuckles with guide slots ll in whieh a horizontal member 12 of the fender )lays. Another method of seeuring the ender is to fasten the lu'ackets directly to the link l3 which connects the steel-ing'hnuckle arms. if the lion is forward of the axle. The shield may be extended around the wheels if preferred. By this ar rangena-nt, the fender maintains parallel relation to the forward axle while at the same time it is swung hack and forth so that it always covers the wheels, the inner one of which. in turning. a corner, would other" wise be unprotected if the fender was rigid with the front of the body unlees the shield wasa great deal wider than the vehicle itself.

Obviously. changes in the details of construction may be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention, and l do not care to limit myself to any particular form or arrangei'nent of parts.

What I claim as my invention is:-

-l. A lender for an automobile con rprising in combination with the swcringhearing wheels and members of the running gear which swing with the said wheels. support.- ing brackets secured to said. members, and a shield in front of said wheels pivotally supported on the brackets.

2. A tender for an automobile comprising a shield adapted to span the steering bearing-wheels of the vehicle. and brackets piv otally attached to the shield and adapted to be. secured at. their inner ends to the portions of the running gear which swing with the wheels.

it. The (rmnhinatian with the .--lt'tl'il-. bearing-wheels oi an automobile and the portion ol' the running gear which swings therewith oi a'feuder consisting of support.- ing members detaehablv secured to the said portion of the gear am a shield in front of the said wheels secured on said supporting members.

In testimonv whereof l in presence o two witnesses.

aliix my signature 

